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What are word types? quiz
Level A
1. 'Umbrella' is a noun.
A) True
B) False
2. 'Coffee' is a verb.
A) True
B) False
3. 'Book' can be a verb.
A) True
B) False
4. 'Cotton' can be an adjective.
A) True
B) False
5. 'Colourful' is an adverb.
A) True
B) False
6. Which word is a verb in this sentence? The children loved riding on the elephant.
A) children
B) loved
C) elephant
7. Which word is a noun in this sentence? You really need to book tickets early.
A) book
B) tickets
C) early
8. Which word is an adjective in this sentence? I didn't recognise Mary with short hair.
A) recognise
B) with
C) short
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9. Which word is a pronoun in this sentence? Take that pile of rubbish and put it in the bin.
A) of
B) and
C) it
10. Which word is an adverb in this sentence? Please don't drive so fast.
A) please
B) drive
C) fast
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What are word types? quiz
Level B
1. How many nouns are there in this sentence?
Put the books on the shelf in the corner.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
2. How many verbs are there in this sentence?
We drove to the edge of the forest and then walked.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
3. How many adjectives are there in this sentence?
Jim was wearing black shorts and his wife a blue striped dress.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
4. How many adverbs are there in this sentence?
You have done the sewing perfectly.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
5. How many pronouns are there in this sentence?
Please finish your work and give it to me.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
6. Adjectives always come before a noun.
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A) True
B) False
7. Adverbs always come after a noun.
A) True
B) False
8. Connectives join two ideas together.
A) True
B) False
9. The days of the week are nouns.
A) True
B) False
10. Some words can be more than one word type.
A) True
B) False
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What are word types? quiz
Level C
1. An adjective describes a noun.
A) True
B) False
2. A place name is a verb.
A) True
B) False
3. A pronoun replaces a noun.
A) True
B) False
4. 'With' is a connective.
A) True
B) False
5. Which word is an adverb in this sentence?
I usually come to work by bicycle.
A) usually
B) come
C) work
6. Which word is a noun in this sentence?
They're knocking down those flats on Sunday.
A) knocking
B) down
C) flats
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7. What is the verb in this sentence?
You should cross the road at the traffic lights.
A) road
B) should cross
C) lights
8. Which word is an adverb in this sentence?
I arrived late because the bus broke down.
A) late
B) because
C) bus
9. Which word is a pronoun in this sentence?
Tell John I'll give his book back to him on Thursday.
A) Tell
B) back
C) him
10. Which word is an adverb in this sentence?
We sometimes go to a local restaurant after work.
A) sometimes
B) go
C) local
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Answers
Level A
1. 'Umbrella' is a noun.
The correct answer is: A. True. An ‘umbrella’ is a thing.
2. 'Coffee' is a verb.
The correct answer is: B. False. ‘Coffee’ is a thing.
3. 'Book' can be a verb.
The correct answer is: A. True. A referee can ‘book’ a player.
4. 'Cotton' can be an adjective.
The correct answer is: A. True. ‘Cotton’ can be used to describe clothing, e.g. She wore a
cotton shirt.
5. 'Colourful' is an adverb.
The correct answer is: B. False. 'Colourful' is an adjective. 'Colourfully' would be the adverb.
6. Which word is a verb in this sentence? The children loved riding on the elephant.
The correct answer is: B. The verb in this sentence is 'loved'.
7. Which word is a noun in this sentence? You really need to book tickets early.
The correct answer is: B. 'tickets'. 'Book' is a verb in this sentence.
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8. Which word is an adjective in this sentence? I didn't recognise Mary with short hair.
The correct answer is: C. 'short' because it describes 'hair'.
9. Which word is a pronoun in this sentence? Take that pile of rubbish and put it in the bin.
The correct answer is: C. 'it', which refers to 'rubbish'.
10. Which word is an adverb in this sentence? Please don't drive so fast.
The correct answer is: C. ‘fast’, which describes drive.
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Level B
1. How many nouns are there in this sentence? Put the books on the shelf in the corner.
The correct answer is: C. The three nouns are: ‘books’, ‘shelf’ and ‘corner’.
2. How many verbs are there in this sentence? We drove to the edge of the forest and then
walked.
The correct answer is: B. The two verbs are ‘drove’ and ‘walked’.
3. How many adjectives are there in this sentence? Jim was wearing black shorts and his wife a
blue striped dress.
The correct answer is: C. The three adjectives are: ‘black’, ‘blue’ and ‘striped’.
4. How many adverbs are there in this sentence? You have done the sewing perfectly.
The correct answer is: A. There is one adverb: ‘perfectly’.
5. How many pronouns are there in this sentence? Please finish your work and give it to me.
The correct answer is: B. The two pronouns are: ‘it’, ‘me’.
6. Adjectives always come before a noun.
The correct answer is: B. False. Adjectives can also come after a noun e.g. The book was
interesting.
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7. Adverbs always come after a noun.
The correct answer is: B. False. Adverbs can come before or after a verb e.g. She carefully
mended the chair. She did the job well.
8. Connectives join two ideas together.
The correct answer is: A. True.
9. The days of the week are nouns.
The correct answer is: A. True.
10. Some words can be more than one word type.
The correct answer is: A. True. e.g. you can book (verb) a table; you read a book (noun).
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Level C
1. An adjective describes a noun.
The answer is: A. True.
2. A place name is a verb.
The answer is: B. False. A place name is a noun.
3. A pronoun replaces a noun.
The answer is: A. True.
4. 'With' is a connective.
The answer is: B. False. 'With' is a preposition.
5. Which word is an adverb in this sentence? I usually come to work by bicycle.
The correct answer is: A. 'usually'.
6. Which word is a noun in this sentence? They're knocking down those flats on Sunday.
The correct answer is: C. 'flats'.
7. What is the verb in this sentence? You should cross the road at the traffic lights.
The correct answer is: B. 'should cross'.
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8. Which word is an adverb in this sentence? I arrived late because the bus broke down.
The correct answer is: A. 'late'.
9. Which word is a pronoun in this sentence? Tell John I'll give his book back to him on
Thursday.
The correct answer is: C. 'him'.
10. Which word is an adverb in this sentence? We sometimes go to a local restaurant after work.
The correct answer is: A. 'sometimes'.
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